A Song For Smith Rowe
15 HRS AGO - Rumour has it that Emile Smith Rowe is about to sign a new five-year contract extension, which is Expand
15 HRS AGO - Rumour has it that Emile Smith Rowe is about to sign a new five-year contract extension, which is truly excellent news. It’s important that we don’t get carried away with how good this young man is and put too much pressure on his young shoulders. But quite clearly he’s already better than Brady, Bergkamp, Pires, […] Collapse
Ozil and Out?
4 DAYS AGO - Has the Mesut Ozil-Arsenal saga finally come to an end? Media reports suggest that the club and Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Has the Mesut Ozil-Arsenal saga finally come to an end? Media reports suggest that the club and player have come to an agreement to terminate his contract after seven and a half years in N5, with the German star heading off to Fenerbahce of Turkey (thanks to Sue of this parish for spotting the news). […] Collapse
Holding the Fort for the long-term…
7 DAYS AGO - In the past few days, we have been discussing our Conundrum at full-back. Some very interesting Expand
7 DAYS AGO - In the past few days, we have been discussing our Conundrum at full-back. Some very interesting discussions indeed. It seems that unlike last years, there is a bit more confidence in our Center-Back options. The general feeling is that Gabriel has been a good acquisition and that Mari has done the job well when called […] Collapse
Much Was Revealed About Arsenal’s Squad: Newcastle Win & Ratings
10/01/2021 - Instead of a match report today this is a player report. Most of us, I’m sure, were able to Expand
10/01/2021 - Instead of a match report today this is a player report. Most of us, I’m sure, were able to watch the game live (in the UK it was on the free BBC1 channel) so you don’t need a blow by blow account of what happened. The bottom line is we started the defence of our […] Collapse
Ready, Willian and Able
07/01/2021 - Take this with a pinch of salt if you prefer, but I have heard that Willian is fully aware of how Expand
07/01/2021 - Take this with a pinch of salt if you prefer, but I have heard that Willian is fully aware of how unpopular he is with Arsenal fans, is greatly distressed by it and wants to win us over with better displays on the pitch. It’s not exactly surprising that the ex-Chelsea forward is aware of […] Collapse
January Signing Will ‘Kill’ Smith Rowe
04/01/2021 - If you had asked me before the Chelsea game how important it was to sign a really good creative Expand
04/01/2021 - If you had asked me before the Chelsea game how important it was to sign a really good creative attacking player during the January window I would have said “vitally so.” We were on a terrible run of results and, never mind not scoring, we weren’t even making chances. In some games the opposition goalie […] Collapse
Predictions for 2021 (Arsenal and Others)
01/01/2021 - Happy New Year to all who read, write for, comment and visit Arsenal Arsenal. Whether you’re Expand
01/01/2021 - Happy New Year to all who read, write for, comment and visit Arsenal Arsenal. Whether you’re died-in-the-wool regulars or occasional drifters you’re all welcome here. As we enter a new year it’s fun to imagine what it might hold in store, from a footballing perspective. So here’s your chance to make your own predictions for […] Collapse
Martinelli & Smith Rowe: Rest Them or Unleash Them?
27/12/2020 - We’ll have a full pre-match report for the Brighton game tomorrow, but to stir the pot (as Expand
27/12/2020 - We’ll have a full pre-match report for the Brighton game tomorrow, but to stir the pot (as it were) here’s a big conundrum that Mikel Arteta has to grapple with: does he start Smith Rowe and Martinelli against the Seagulls after their hugely encouraging outings against Chelsea on Saturday? There’s no doubting that the pair […] Collapse
A Fairy Tale of N5
24/12/2020 - Merry Christmas to all AA-ers everywhere, past and present. May 2021 bring all your hopes to Expand
24/12/2020 - Merry Christmas to all AA-ers everywhere, past and present. May 2021 bring all your hopes to glorious fruition, both personal and footballing. And thank you to all those who have continued to support this blog through some lean footballing times. In deference to the season, here is a re-working of the brilliant Pogues song “A […] Collapse
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Auba’s Back in the House: Newcastle Report & Ratings
1 DAY AGO - There was lots to be encouraged about after last night’s 3-0 home win over an admittedly Expand
1 DAY AGO - There was lots to be encouraged about after last night’s 3-0 home win over an admittedly poor Newcastle United. Smith Rowe and Saka’s combinations, Cedric’s breakthrough game, a clean sheet, Partey bossing midfield, Smith Rowe’s sublime touch and, of course, our captain getting his mojo back. Not that Aubameyang’s revival is fully confirmed just yet, […] Collapse
One of Those Nights: Arsenal v Palace Report & Ratings
5 DAYS AGO - In the 1970s the soft rock band Eagles had a hit with ‘One of These Nights,’ and that Expand
5 DAYS AGO - In the 1970s the soft rock band Eagles had a hit with ‘One of These Nights,’ and that just about sums up our nil-nil draw with the Eagles of Crystal Palace last night. From an Arsenal perspective it was one of those nights where things didn’t really gel. We weren’t bad the way we were […] Collapse
Arsenal: Conundrum at LEFT Back?
12/01/2021 - Yesterday RC79 asked whether there was an issue with our right back position and whether or not we Expand
12/01/2021 - Yesterday RC79 asked whether there was an issue with our right back position and whether or not we ought to be going into the market for a replacement for Hector Bellerin or for a better ‘back-up’ option than Cedric. It prompted an interesting discussion that ranged across the merits or otherwise of Bellerin, Cedric, Maitland-Niles, […] Collapse
It’s Our Cup. How Much Do We Want to Keep It?
09/01/2021 - They should really call it the AFC Cup, not the FA Cup. Arsenal are the most successful team in Expand
09/01/2021 - They should really call it the AFC Cup, not the FA Cup. Arsenal are the most successful team in the history of the competition. We have won it 14 times, including four times in the last seven years. It is “our” trophy more than any other in football’s pantheon. Which all gives Mikel Arteta something […] Collapse
What about Draxler?
06/01/2021 - The French press has indicated that AFC is looking closely at Julian Draxler. The 27 years old PSG Expand
06/01/2021 - The French press has indicated that AFC is looking closely at Julian Draxler. The 27 years old PSG attacking midfielder has been playing second fiddle to Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria and Sarabia in the last 2 years. Excelling in his first season, he slowly moved down the pecking order – injuries not helping his cause. […] Collapse
Goal Blizzard Buries Baggies: West Brom Report & Ratings
03/01/2021 - A hugely encouraging performance on a snowy night in the Midlands saw Arsenal come away with all Expand
03/01/2021 - A hugely encouraging performance on a snowy night in the Midlands saw Arsenal come away with all three points, a clean sheet and four goals to the good. With the important caveat that we were facing the leakiest defence in the Premier League, we should all just take a moment to enjoy a confident, dominant […] Collapse
Is There An Aubameyang Problem? Brighton Report & Ratings
30/12/2020 - Two consecutive wins in the league. A clean sheet. Further encouraging performances from our young Expand
30/12/2020 - Two consecutive wins in the league. A clean sheet. Further encouraging performances from our young players… all in all this was as a good a trip to the seaside as I can remember since the day I won £2.43 on the Penny Falls. A Lacazette goal (just 21 seconds after he came on as a […] Collapse
Granit Xhaka: an Apology (plus Chelsea Report & Ratings)
26/12/2020 - It has been brought to my attention that certain words in my preview of yesterday’s home Expand
26/12/2020 - It has been brought to my attention that certain words in my preview of yesterday’s home game against Chelsea could be construed to have been critical of Granit Xhaka. That was certainly not my intention. When I wrote: “One thing that will sink my spirits instantly will be if the team sheet includes the names […] Collapse
Runarssaurus – Our New Comedy Mascot: Man City Report
23/12/2020 - Move over Gunnersaurus, there’s a new comedy act in town. He’s there to amuse the kids Expand
23/12/2020 - Move over Gunnersaurus, there’s a new comedy act in town. He’s there to amuse the kids and provide moments of slapstick fun for all the family. Yes, it’s Runarssaurus! Laugh, as he flaps his hands in the air while the ball flies off the head of an opposition striker; giggle, as he cleverly guides a […] Collapse
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Let’s Swipe the Barcodes Again: Newcastle Pre-match & Predicted Line-Up
2 DAYS AGO - Let’s get this show back on the road Just over a week ago Newcastle United held us to a Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Let’s get this show back on the road Just over a week ago Newcastle United held us to a goalless draw over 90 minutes in the FA Cup. We managed to beat them in extra time but there’s no extra time in the Premier League so we tonight we have to do better. The good […] Collapse
Who will be close to the Part(e)y?
6 DAYS AGO - By all accounts and means, one of our starting central midfielder will be Partey. We hope that Expand
6 DAYS AGO - By all accounts and means, one of our starting central midfielder will be Partey. We hope that unlike Pepe and Willian, he will not disappoint and that he will hit the ground running like Gabriel or Tierney. He is super highly rated by Edu and Arteta and they bought him to be an angular part […] Collapse
Conundrum at right back?
11/01/2021 - Based on our discussions on the last post, I thought I would bring the Right-Back discussion on Expand
11/01/2021 - Based on our discussions on the last post, I thought I would bring the Right-Back discussion on this post. In a nutshell, here were the different opinions: Some of us believed that if we were to improve our squad at Right-Back through player acquisition, we should look to sell Bellerin and buy a certain starter […] Collapse
Balogun likely to leave ?!?
08/01/2021 - Arteta: “The club wants to make a deal, the manager wants to make a deal, the player wants Expand
08/01/2021 - Arteta: “The club wants to make a deal, the manager wants to make a deal, the player wants to stay and I’m not sure about the agent. We are negotiating with an agent, with a player that wants to stay at the club and we need to find an agreement. I’m telling you that we […] Collapse
AFC Winter Clear-Out?
05/01/2021 - Arteta has been very clear about the fact we first need to see some players go before we see some Expand
05/01/2021 - Arteta has been very clear about the fact we first need to see some players go before we see some players coming in during the Winter Transfer Window. Kolasinac headed to Schalke on-loan and we wish him the best. He will basically leave us in the summer. Saliba has joined Nice on-loan until the end […] Collapse
He is the Walrus: West Brom Pre-match and Predicted Line-up.
02/01/2021 - Temperatures have plunged, snow has fallen and ice clings to the nation’s trees and Expand
02/01/2021 - Temperatures have plunged, snow has fallen and ice clings to the nation’s trees and rooftops; and somewhere in the Midlands, squatting on an ice floe, a blubbery, jowly creature is licking its flabby lips. Fat Sam the Walrus Man is waiting for us. Tonight’s opponents, West Bromwich Albion, may be rooted near the bottom of […] Collapse
Brighton Away: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble
29/12/2020 - It’s all well and good that we beat Chelsea at the weekend, but that game is over and done Expand
29/12/2020 - It’s all well and good that we beat Chelsea at the weekend, but that game is over and done with and it will mean next to nothing if we can’t follow it up. We all got a bit ahead of ourselves earlier this season after winning at Old Trafford. We said things like “this will […] Collapse
Balogun Off? Tuchel In? Can a Win Over Chelsea Ease the Sense of Crisis at Arsenal?
26/12/2020 - Ex BBC journalist David Ornstein, whose reports are usually on the money, says that our promising Expand
26/12/2020 - Ex BBC journalist David Ornstein, whose reports are usually on the money, says that our promising young striker Folarin Balogun may leave on a free transfer, with Liverpool a likely destination. My thought on hearing the news was: “Well, why wouldn’t he go to Liverpool?” It’s a sad indictment of the relative standing of the […] Collapse
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